All Channel 4 articles – Page 249
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NewsDavid Abraham takes aim at Sky and US studios
MacTaggart: Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has demanded that Sky pay to carry its services and argued that it should be handed the chance to strike “more flexible deals” with the rapidly consolidating indie sector.
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NewsC4 boss on John Malone, super-indies and big data
The Channel 4 chief executive used his speech to tackle issues including the influx of the US studios, the rise of the super-indies and the importance of data.
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NewsChannel 5 threat dismissed by Jay Hunt
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has dismissed the threat of Channel 5, claiming that she is “less worried” about the channel than at any other time in her role.
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NewsNorth Korean spy thriller prepped by C4 & Mammoth
Channel 4 has stepped up its international co-production strategy, teaming up with Mammoth Screen on a ten-part political thriller exploring the closed world of North Korea.
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NewsC4 and Renegade take fixed rig to Africa
Renegade Pictures is to use a fixed rig to capture life in an Ethiopian tribe in a 4 x 60-minute series for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 greenlights Nick Clegg drama
Nick Clegg’s rise to become deputy Prime Minister is to be turned into a Channel 4 political drama by Cuba Pictures.
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NewsE4 orders Chewing Gum comedy series
Retort has been commissioned to produce a comedy series for E4 about a God-fearing twenty-something woman dealing with growing up.
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NewsTV a ruder place to work
Television has become a ruder and more frustrating place to work for UK indies over the past 12 months, with commissioning standards at the BBC in particular going backwards.
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NewsEntertainment shows fail diversity test
The vast majority of primetime entertainment shows are failing to refl ect the diversity of the British population, according to the first findings of a major Broadcast-backed study.
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NewsC4 eyes more ideas using Raw TV’s digital rig
Channel 4 is developing further ideas with Raw TV in a bid to broaden its use of the indie’s digital rig, the smartphone monitoring technology that formed the backbone of university doc The Secret Life Of Students.
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NewsNetflix eyes Charles Dickens drama
Netflix is in talks to come on board for a new Channel 4 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Tale Of Two Cities, which will be produced by Parade’s End indie Mammoth Screen.
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CommentC4 deals are first piece of portfolio
David Abraham’s MacTaggart will make case for investment plan
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NewsFirst indies win C4 investment
Live from Space indie Arrow Media and The Valleys producer True North are among the first companies to win investment from Channel 4’s £20m Growth Fund.
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NewsE4 orders WitTank pilot
Emerging comedy trio WitTank, who have appeared on BBC3’s Live At The Electric, are developing a sitcom for E4.
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RatingsIn The Club delivers series high
TUESDAY: BBC1’s pregnancy drama In The Club delivered a series high, as Channel 4’s Worst Place To Be A Pilot made a steady take off.
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NewsStars demand broadcasters ring-fence BAME cash
Idris Elba, Harry Hill and Emma Thompson are among the group of prominent actors, writers and producers to have written to the major broadcasters urging them to ring-fence money to create more diverse programming.
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NewsHere Come The Romanians documentary set for C4
Keo Films is to explore the lives of a group of Romanians who have migrated to the UK as Channel 4 adds to its slate of immigration-focused documentaries.
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NewsC4 goes inside British Asian weddings
Channel 4 will attempt to recreate the success of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings with a one-off Shiver documentary about British Asian nuptials.
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News4Music launches arcade game app
4Music has launched a classic arcade style mobile game featuring music from electronic producers including Savant, Chipzel and Rymdreglage.
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NewsC4 in battle over pensions
Channel 4 is battling to shift more than 200 employees onto a contribution-based pension scheme in a bid to tackle its £39m pension deficit.